Sheesh Tawook served with tomato garlic rice and tzatziki sauce!

Sheesh Tawook served with tomato garlic rice and tzatziki sauce!
Sheesh Tawook:
2 chicken breasts, cubed
1 tbsp sumac
1 tsp black pepper
Salt according to taste
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
Pinch of crushed red chillies (optional)
1 green bell pepper, cubed

Marinate the chicken in all the above ingredients (except bell pepper) for at least 2 hours. Soak wooden skewers in cold water for about half an hour, and then string on the marinated chicken and bell pepper. Grill the chicken till tender.

Tomato garlic rice:

2 tbsp fresh crushed garlic

4 tbsp olive oil
1 cup rice (do not soak in water)
1 cup crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce/puree (NOT PASTE)
1 cup water
1 tsp crushed red chillies
Pinch black pepper
1 tsp zeera
Salt to taste

Heat olive oil and add garlic, saute till very lightly golden brown. Add the rice and toast it for about 1 or 2 minutes until the garlic and oil coat all the grains. Add zeera, crushed red chillies, pepper and stir for 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, and mix, and then add the water and salt. Cook on medium high heat till most of the water evaporates, and then lower the heat and cook on "dumm" till rice is tender.

Tzatziki sauce:
1 cup greek yogurt
1 cucumber peeled and grated, and water all squeezed out
2 tbsp finally chopped mint
1 tsp crushed garlic
Salt and black pepper to taste
A few squeezes of fresh lemon juice.

Mix all the ingredients and serve with grilled chicken and all kinds of grilled meats.